British military administration
E90069
The British military administration in Eritrea was the provisional colonial authority established by the United Kingdom to govern the territory following Italy’s defeat in World War II, prior to Eritrea’s later federation with Ethiopia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Military Administration | 2 |
| British military administration canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T763129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: British military administration Context triple: [Eritrea, historicalStatus, British military administration]
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British Iraq Mandate
The British Iraq Mandate was a League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom after World War I that laid the foundations for the modern state of Iraq.
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British Western Aden Protectorate sphere
The British Western Aden Protectorate sphere was a British-controlled region in southwestern Arabia that encompassed various protectorate states surrounding the port of Aden during the colonial period.
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Middle East Command
Middle East Command was a major British military headquarters responsible for directing Allied operations in the Middle East and North Africa during the Second World War.
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British colonial authorities
British colonial authorities were the representatives and governing institutions of the British Crown that administered and controlled its American colonies prior to and during the American Revolution.
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Colonial Office
The Colonial Office was the British government department responsible for administering and overseeing the governance of the British Empire’s colonies and territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British military administration Target entity description: The British military administration in Eritrea was the provisional colonial authority established by the United Kingdom to govern the territory following Italy’s defeat in World War II, prior to Eritrea’s later federation with Ethiopia.
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A.
British Iraq Mandate
The British Iraq Mandate was a League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom after World War I that laid the foundations for the modern state of Iraq.
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B.
British Western Aden Protectorate sphere
The British Western Aden Protectorate sphere was a British-controlled region in southwestern Arabia that encompassed various protectorate states surrounding the port of Aden during the colonial period.
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C.
Middle East Command
Middle East Command was a major British military headquarters responsible for directing Allied operations in the Middle East and North Africa during the Second World War.
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D.
British colonial authorities
British colonial authorities were the representatives and governing institutions of the British Crown that administered and controlled its American colonies prior to and during the American Revolution.
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E.
Colonial Office
The Colonial Office was the British government department responsible for administering and overseeing the governance of the British Empire’s colonies and territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial government
ⓘ
military administration ⓘ provisional government ⓘ |
| administeredBy | British military governor ⓘ |
| administeredTerritory | Eritrea ⓘ |
| appliesDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
post–Second World War period ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Eritrea ⓘ |
| appliesToPart |
Eritrean highlands
ⓘ
Eritrean lowlands ⓘ |
| capital | Asmara ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | East African shilling ⓘ |
| endTime |
1952
ⓘ
1952-09-15 ⓘ |
| establishedAsResultOf |
Allied victory over Italy in World War II
ⓘ
East African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
East African Campaign
defeat of Italy in East Africa ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Eritrea under Ethiopian rule
ⓘ
Eritrea–Ethiopia federation ⓘ |
| follows |
Italian East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Eritrea
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| governingBody |
British Army
ⓘ
War Office ⓘ
surface form:
British War Office
|
| hasPolicy |
limited local self-government
ⓘ
maintenance of Italian infrastructure ⓘ reform of legal and educational systems ⓘ |
| historyOfTopic | Eritrea–United Kingdom relations ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
military occupation
ⓘ
trusteeship-like administration ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| occupationBy |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British forces
|
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Military Administration in Eritrea
ⓘ
surface form:
British Military Administration in occupied Italian territories
|
| precededBy | Italian colonial rule in Eritrea ⓘ |
| replaced | Italian colonial administration in Eritrea ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Eritrean autonomous government within Ethiopian federation ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Allied occupation of Asmara
ⓘ
British civil reforms in Eritrea ⓘ debates at United Nations over Eritrea’s future status ⓘ |
| startTime |
1941
ⓘ
1941-04 ⓘ |
| topicOf |
Eritrean decolonisation
ⓘ
Eritrean independence movement historiography ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Tigrinya ⓘ |
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Subject: British military administration Description of subject: The British military administration in Eritrea was the provisional colonial authority established by the United Kingdom to govern the territory following Italy’s defeat in World War II, prior to Eritrea’s later federation with Ethiopia.
Referenced by (4)
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